Kāḷaka
PersonEin Millionär aus Sāketa und Anhänger der Nigaṇṭhas, dessen Sohn die Enkelin Anāthapiṇḍikas, Cūḷa-Subhaddā, heiratete; nachdem er den Buddha gehört hatte und zum Stromeingetretenen wurde, vertrieb er die Nigaṇṭhas gewaltsam aus seinem Park und schenkte ihn als Kāḷakārāma zum Bau eines Klosters für den Buddha.
A millionaire (seṭṭhi) of Sāketa. His son was the husband of Cūḷa-Subhaddā (q.v.) and therefore son-in-law of Anāthapiṇḍika. Kāḷaka was a follower of the Nigaṇṭhā. When the Buddha visited Sāketa, at the request of Cūḷa-Subhaddā, Kālaka listened to his discourse and became a Stream-winner (sotāpanna). He gave his park, the Kāḷakārāma, to the Buddha, and built a vihāra there after removing, by force, the Nigaṇṭhā, who were in possession.
AA.ii.482 f; but see DhA.iii.465 f, where the millionaire’s name is given as Ugga of Uggapura; see also Dvy.402, where the name of the city is Puṇḍavardhana and that of Anāthapiṇḍika’s daughter Sumāgadhā.
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